Grand Army of the Republic

The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization for veterans that were in the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines during the American Civil War. It started in 1866 in Springfield, Illinois. It ended in 1956 when its last member, Albert Woolson (1850–1956), died.

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 Other websites 

 GAR page at the Library of Congress
 SUVCW official website
 ASUVCW official website
 DUVCW official website
 Medals related to the GAR in the collection of the American Numismatic Society
 Grand Army Museum, Lynn, Massachusetts at Essex National Heritage website
 Grand Army Museum, Lynn, Massachusetts at official City of Lynn website
 Photographs of Members of the Stevens Post, Seattle, Washington
 Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 The Grand Army of the Republic. Philip R. Schuyler Post, No. 51 records, including membership records, constitution and by-laws, correspondence and minutes of the Philip R. Schuyler Post No. 51, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
 Geocache on the Memorial Highway
 Grand Army of the Republic Collection  – McLean County Museum of History archives (Illinois)
 Theodore C. Cazeau Grand Army of the Republic Collection – Lavery Library, St. John Fisher College, Rochester NY
 Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Kansas Encampments, 1882-1944
 Grand Army of the Republic, Walla Walla, records at the Whitman College and Northwest Archives, Whitman College.
 Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) George H. Thomas Post No. 17 collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library
 Grand Army of the Republic medals and ribbons, 1888-1956. California State Library, California History Room.

Category:1866 establishments in the United States
Category:American Civil War
Category:1956 disestablishments